Original PostI am trying to find out how to keep my Broadband connection active when I switch users. I have 4 accts. on my computer, one for each family member. Whenever I switch accts, my Broadband connection shuts down. You can start it up again after the switch with no problem. I would prefer, however, to have it stay connected during the switch, as this would just make my life easier. For instance all users connect to the same torrent software, and I have the files for it synced. So, no matter who is logged in, the torrent info is the same. When the connection drops, the torrent software has to reload all the DHT info. I have googled this, to no avail. I assume it is a matter of where the BB Modem Drivers are installed?? Or maybe a Registry tweak. At any rate, I am at a loss as to how to do it, but I am sure it can be done. Any help or advice will be greatly appreciatedClick to expand...

Modified PostI am trying to find out how to keep my Broadband connection active when I switch users. I have 4 accts. on my computer, one for each family member. Whenever I switch accts, my Broadband connection shuts down. You can start it up again after the switch with no problem. I would prefer, however, to have it stay connected during the switch, as this would just make my life easier. FOR INSTANCE all users connect to the same tor, Yahoo, Skype, Down-load Manager and, Media Player software, and I have the files for it synced. So, no matter who is logged in, the tor, Yahoo, Skype, Down-load Manager and, Media Player info is the same. When the connection drops, the tor, Yahoo, Skype, Down-load Manager and, Media Player software has to reload all the DHT info. I have googled this, to no avail. I assume it is a matter of where the BB Modem Drivers are installed?? Or maybe a Registry tweak. At any rate, I am at a loss as to how to do it, but I am sure it can be done. Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated.

Lance1

Sorry, as the rules stipulate, you will not gain assistance with torrent applications.

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Quote:P2P Instructions We do not support P2P file sharing applications and any threads requesting help for such will be closed. This includes Torrents, Kazaa, LimeWire, RapidShare, Pirate Bay, and the like. If you're interested in the topic, you are free to discuss it on our site (and please visit StealingIsIllegal.com), but information on how to use them will not be provided. I thought the above might clarify things. Since the other 3 forums I posted this on had no problem with it, I assume you misunderstood my intentions. (And, yes, the other site have a "no torrent help" rule). I DO NOT want tor help. Nor do I want help with Yahoo, Skype, Down-load Manager and, Media Player software, all of which I also have synced between users. I want BroadBand Modem help. In hindsight, I suppose the I could have used Yahoo, Skype, Down-load Manager and, Media Player software as my "For Instance" examples. Be that as it may, if you re-read my original post, you will notice that I DID NOT ask for tor help, nor am i asking for Yahoo, Skype, Down-load Manager and, Media Player software help now. I am simply looking for an answer to my "staying connected" issue.

And again any help or insight regarding this will be HUGELY appreciated.

On My Windows XP I have a feature which enables me to switch users whilst on another persons user as well.

However, i can do this but when i try to go back to the other user my screen turns it self off and acts like its in stand-by.

Ive pressed every key on the keyboard but to no avail. So usually i have to turn off the computer and reboot.

Also where you have shared documents through my user i can access my mums and dads users, but if im on my mums user or my dads user they cant access my documents how can i make my user shared so other users can see my documents.

In the past, I could switch users on the computer simply by clicking Start->log off->switch user and the user I was switching from could keep all of their windows and applications while I used my user setting. Something has happened, and now I actually have to close everything on one user's side and log the user off to be able to get to my user account. Is there a way to get it back to being able to share the computer?

Now my problem is that when I try to switch to another user on XP Pro, it just laggs and I get a black screen and I have to re-start with the CPU button. Any Ideas? Is it because I turned off 'Fast User switching'?Thanks.

I have a dell dimension C 21 pc with windows XP home edition service pack 2 which I have had for some months now. I have the free edition of AVG. We are 2 users, I am the main user and my partner is the second user. A problem frequently arises when he switches to his"area" in that an AVG box comes up for updating but then freezes . He then tries to shut it down gets the message "this program is not responding click on end or cancel" so we can't get rid of it.I have spoken to the Dell help line who a) want to charge me for any advice as they say this is nothing to do with the hardware, and only the hardware is guaranteed when I complain about this they say I have to get rid of AVG and that only Macafee, which they put on for 90 days and I got rid of, will work.Any ideas on how to cure this it is quite annoying and he is getting quite fed up with it.

Answer:Switching Users And Avg

I would probably try uninstalling and then reinstalling AVG to see if that fixes the problem.

hi, I have a new Dell 5500 with XP at sp2 level.I have two user accounts ... if I have both active ...when I try to logoff one of them I get the saving your settings and the machine then freezes....nothing but a power off and restart cures it....any ideas..?Awest3

Everytime I try to switch between a user in XP pro without logging off my computer slows to a crawl. I would have to hit the reset button and restart. It runs pretty quick otherwise. It has a 120 gb harddrive, 256 mb of ram and a atlon processor 3100+. Has anybody experience this before. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Basically something must be wrong it should not perform like this.

Answer:Switching between Users in XP Pro

Got the Problem solved. For some reason it seem to have been some kind of spyware. I installed and ran super ad blocker and I don't have the problem anymore.

Not able to switch users, just created a new user with limited access and when trying to switch users I get this.

"Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be loaded. Check that you are connected to the network, or that your network is functioning correctly. If this problem persists, contact your network administrator. DETAIL - The system cannot find the file specified."

I am not on a network, I connect to the Internet via cable.I tried loading a fix for this called, "UPHClean-Setup". Supposed to free resources or something like that. Didn't work. I havn't had any users on this machine before. I am the administer and alway boot to this.Running WinXP Pro, with VirusScan Professional Edition ver: 7.03.6000.

I have two people (two user accounts ) using one computer. However when one wants to switch between users by going Start | Log Off there isn't any other user name to switch to and I end up shutting down the computer.

how do I configuar the computer so I can switch between users with out shutting down?

Answer:Switching USers

Go to the control panel and double click user accounts to open it. Select Change the way users log on and off, check the fast user switching box and apply.Assuming you are using XP.Good Luck

I have the Dell Inspiron 531, sometimes when i want to switch users it doesn't go back to the main screen of users?? also when i download a patch for a game, because i have to use the Administrator side?? what could cause this??

the switch user thing doesn't work on XP, even when i enable it in the contol panel>user settings. when i try pressing window Key+L it just locks the computer. to switch users you have to log off each one to go onto another. i'm running XP home SP2 with 2.2 ghz celeron and 512 RAM

Okay so I have a computer that three people use, so we have profiles. I'm usually downloading things and when they log off, this is terminated. I'd like to be able to have it so they can go on the computer and I can keep downloading. So the feature I'm looking for is switch users. The problem is; It's not anywhere in sight. I was using the classic theme for both the icons of folders, and the start menu (all programs in stead of programs, etc). I would be fine with switching to the default look if it enabled me to switch users.

I just realized that I can't even change the look back to default. Can anyone help with either problem? (changing back to the default look, and being able to switch users)

Here are possible things that I've done:
Start>Shut Down> Than from here there is Log off, Restart, Shutdown, Standby. No switch.

When I try to go back to the default view I do this.
Right Click on Start>Properties> The option should be here but it's not.

Answer:Switching users... Can't do it.

Is "Use Fast User Switching" checkmarked in the User account under control panel?? If it's on..you should get the "Switch User" listed when you click Start..Log Off. There is also a registry tweak that will keep your internet connection active while switching users. Do so at your own risk as you will be editing and adding a value to the registry.

Here's how if you want to attempt.

1. Click Start, click Run and type REGEDIT and hit Enter (or click OK)
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/ CurrentVersion/Winlogon
3. Right-click an empty space in the right-hand pane, and from the menu
Select New > String value
4. Name the new value KeepRASConnections (it's important that you use upper and lower-case letters exactly as shown)
5. Right-click the KeepRASConnections value, and choose Modify from the menu
6. Enter 1 as the Value data
7. Close the registry editor
8. Restart Windows for the changes to take effect

XP home SP2 all up to date with windows updatespybotSurer AntispywareAVG freespyware blasterHi Guys.I have recently introduced 4 new user profiles to my PC, it will usually log into the first user with out a problem but if I try to switch users or log out and back in as someone else Explorer doesnt seem to finish loading.It just seems to freeze with no icons in the task bar.If I bring up task Manager it says 33 running process but only 4 are visable Explorer.exe is included in the 4 but it will not end task and if I try to run Explorer.exe again nothing happens.So I try to log off through Task manager and I just get a black screen and have to do a hard shutdown.I have run all my maleware programssfc /scannowand chkdskCan you think of anything else i can tryBTW I am just recovering from a backdoor Trojan, all clean now thanks to Buddy in the antivirus forum.would there be temp files or services running that shouldnt be left behind by the trojan ?Thanks for any advice

Answer:Problem Switching Users

OK dont worry Guys, I know it was a strange problem, maybe my PC just isnt powerfull enough to handle more than 1 user, so I have now deleted the other log in names, it was just too much of a headache.Now I am just left with my name there.Now, how do I get into my account without having to click on my name (hope yopu know what I mean)I just want the pc to boot to my desktop like it used to without me clicking on my name.Thanks.

I have been working on a friend's PC -- an hp pavilion (a527x) that's running WinXP-SP2. I just spent days cleaning all the spyware off of it, & finally got an OK from Chaslang that it was clean! However, I'm getting ready to return it, & now when I log off from one user & click on the 2nd user to change desktops, the monitor just goes black with a flashing cursor for a few seconds. Cannot get anything else to come up on the monitor then, & haven't had any trouble with the monitor or any other hardware up to this point. I turned off "hibernate", etc...in "Power Options" in the Control Panel. Any ideas here as to the cause? PC is running fine otherwise. Although can't seem to get MyWayWebSearch spyware off of it. Have tried all help in "Anti-Spyware" page. Anyone had this happen before to them or anyone know a possible cause & solution? Thanks bunches, in advance! Shannon

Answer:Switching users & desktops?

Create a new user account, move all the personal folders in the mal-functioning one to the new account thru explorer, delete the mal-functioning one.

Hey guys, recent problem here with switching usernames. There's three accounts on my computer, all with no passwords. About three weeks ago a strange thing has been happening: the first time you start your computer and log into one of the three accounts, it'll log you in no problem. Then, when you go and switch users, it will prompt for a password that was never created, and won't let you log in. So I restarted the computer, and then I put some simple passwords on the accounts, thinking it would work. Well, the same thing happened. The first time you log in after a bootup it works, but then you get locked out again once you try switching users again.

This is where it gets even stranger. The problem stopped, you could switch users fine. "Alright!" I said, "it's finally over."

I was wrong, once you restart the computer it went back to locking me out. I'm so confused about this, and it's really frustrating. I've tried virus scans and there appears to be no problems with anything like that. I really need some assistance here.

Answer:Problem With Switching Users.

Try going to users in the control panel and click on switch the way users log on or off.

Hello, i recently removed a virus with the help of one of the mods of this forum by using combofix, my computer sped up greatly but now i find when i try to switch users it takes from around at the minimum 5 minutes to switch and the max around 8 or 9 mins.

Can some one help with this? All of a sudden I'm having grief switching users. I always used the Window L function but now I get a message saying the computer is locked and asks for my password to unlock it . I never had a password so I created one but it doesn't help. If I go into user accounts/change the way you log on and check the " use fast user switching box and apply it, it will not takeThanks

Answer:switching users /xp home

Here's a link to how to remove the password from a user account and change logon process: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282866&sd=tech

Hi everyone,When I switch users, the computer restarts. I'm running windows XP home, just wondering, how can I stop the computer from restarting when switching users? It even happens when I log off and then sign in as a different user!Thanks

Is there a way to display a prompt when switching users in Windows XP.For instance when the kids switch users or want to log off can I display messages like.. 'Did you close down iTunes?''Did you close down MSN messenger''If logging off, please close all programs first''Clear popcorn off keyboard please'

Answer:Switching Users options

Don't think you can.... SorryYou *might* be able to find a program that may do something similar if you do a google search

I have Windows XP and have gotten stuck while switching users. There are 4 of us who have our own logons and when one of is logged on and another one wants switch to their loggon window, it gets stuck. The only way I've handled this is to just log off when I'm done and the next person can log on "cleanly". Any ideas as to what is causing it to get stuck? This just started about 3 days ago.Appreciate any input.Thanks.

Answer:Stuck while switching users

There are various things that can cause it to stick, this including:Some sort of corruptionAntivirus programCertain network adapter driver typesWhether or not you are using Domain or Workgroup, or just your local group. What antivirus protection do you have?Did you try updating your network drivers? (WiFi devices, Ethernet devices, Network controllers, Windows Update)Are you connected to a network?Have you tried disabling Switch Users, and then restarting, and enabling it?

Not able to switch users, just created a new user with limited access and when trying to switch users I get this.

"Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be loaded. Check that you are connected to the network, or that your network is functioning correctly. If this problem persists, contact your network administrator. DETAIL - The system cannot find the file specified."

I am not on a network, I connect to the Internet via cable.I tried loading a fix for this called, "UPHClean-Setup". Supposed to free resources or something like that. Didn't work. I havn't had any users on this machine before. I am the administer and alway boot to this.Running WinXP Pro, with VirusScan Professional Edition ver: 7.03.6000.

I Am running Win7 64 bit. Whenever I switch user accounts the computer will start the switch and then lock up with a display message that says no signal on the monitor. It happens if the computer has been running for hours or only a couple of minutes. I have to shut the PC off and leave it off for 20-30 minutes. I can then restart and enter any user account. But if I try to switch user or logoff and pick a different user the whole cycle begins anew. Can anyone here help me?

Brian

Answer:Switching Users Problems

No signal to the monitor seems more like a graphics problem. Check and make sure your drivers are up to date. Also, run scannow system file checker. That will check the system files. See if either of these help.

I have Fast User Switching enabled, yet every time I use the "Winkey+L" function, it goes to the classic screen with the "This computer is in use and has been locked" message.
im not in any network, i have two accounts, plus the admin account, and the guest account is disabled. any help?

Answer:switching users problem

Fast user switching can block a number of items although I have never heard of your problem.Does this key combination work with FUS turned off. If so turn it off ,then check Microsoft to see if there is a work around .You may not need it anyway,I have found it isn't worth it.

Hey, i'm trying to uninstall a program, and windows is telling me that another user is logged on, and that it won't uninstall properly if they're logged in, anyway can i log that user out without having their password, so I can uninstall this program?

Answer:Switching Users Without A Password

You should be able to log them off by using Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del), switching to the Users tab, highlighting the user that you want to log off and then select Log Off from the buttons at the bottom of the screen.

Hello folks,This appears to be an "odd" one.My Daughter has a Phillips Freevent pc running win. xp pro. When switching users this small icon "fail" pops up, this does not prevent the new user from logging on but I can find no "properties" associated with this error msg.I have done the obvious, by deleting the user profile & re-installing but with no success. Any ideas?spitfire11

Answer:Error msg. when switching users

Go to the Control PanelDouble click Administrative toolsDoble click ServicesLocate Fast user switcingMake sure is is set to Automatic & started

If not double click it & reset it to AutomaticClick StartThen click Apply

Suddenly this afternoon I could not switch from one user to another in XP unless I logged off from one user first.When I click Start, then Logoff I get the normal choices of 'Switch User', 'Logoff' or 'Cancel'. All of a sudden 'Switch User' does not work. I can only choose 'Logoff' or 'Cancel'. The only changes made today were that one of the kids installed the SIMS2 game and that seemed to go smoothly.Also, when I leave the PC idle, my screen saver comes on but when I move the mouse I just get the wallpaper and my icons have all disappeared. To get them back I have to do Alt, Ctrl, Del.Any takers out there?

Answer:Switching users on XP problem

Did you create a restore point before installing SIMS? If so try a a system restore prior to SIMS install and see if that resolves problem.Another possibility re first problem is click here

I recently added 4 more user accounts onto my computer. Whenever I go to start>logoff>switch users, and then go into another acct, it disconnects you from the net. Is there anyway to fix this? ThanksPat

Got a problem that I have not encountered before. My little used Compaq Presario died again so I pulled the hard drive out and disposed of the carcass. Then I picked up a P3 lease return w/o a drive in it. I put my drive in and started it up. Windows wouldn't load...said some dll was missing. I figured if one was corrupted there were probable others and just reinstalled XP Pro over it. I can't do a clean install because I have no way to back up any data on my drive just yet.

Anyway, this is not the first time I have installed XP but this time, when we attempted to switch between users, it asked for a password and would not go any further. Naturally, I did not have any passwords set up at that point. In order to switch users, we have to reboot the system. That pretty much defeats the purpose of being able to switch back and forth between users so I would really like to get this fixed.

I checked under CtrlPanel>Power>Advanced and found that Fast Switching was enabled and there was a check mark beside 'Prompt for Password". I removed the check mark but it didn't change anything, it still wants a password to get in.

My XP Pro does not yet have SP2 on it. I do not know any specs for this computer either. And I find that the drive was loaded with bugs and hidden goodies. I reinstalled AdAware and Spybot, updated and then ran them both. AdAware found over 500 items to get rid off and Spybot took over an hour to run. I do not kno... Read more

Answer:Switching Users problem

Not sure what you mean by:- "My XP Pro does not yet have SP2 on it. I do not know any specs for this computer either."

If you want to know what is in the box, try EVEREST. Free from MG.Everest Home Edition. www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181

When you run EVEREST, Click on "Computer" icon, then on "Summary", then on "Report" (at top menu), then on "Quick Report Summary", down to "Plain text". Save it to a file, as whatever name you like, (maybe PCddmmyy--with ddmmyy being the current date). Then it can be posted for all to see.

I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but I did a search and could not find anything related to the problem I'm experiencing.

I have an XP box with SP2, and have created several accounts for my family. I've found that often when I try to log off a family member and log on as myself that the pc freezes. It seems to be ok at first because it expands my name once I click on it, but very shortly will do nothing and I have to press reset.

Does anyone know what that might be? Thank you in advance for your time.

Here's my situation: when switching from one user to another, the monitor goes black, then large letters come on that say PC Self Diagnosis Y or N? It then goes completely black causing us to reboot. Also, the light on the monitor blinks on and off. It does not seem to be a hardware problem. Can anyone offer any advice?

Answer:Switching Users Problem

What happens if you click "Y"?Does it try to sell you a program to correct the problem? (open your browser and take you to a webpage)If so, it is malware, and you should install, update and run Adaware, Spybot Search and Destroy and the Microsoft Anti-malware beta to try to get rid of malware infestations that may be present in your computer.AdAware SE (get the freeware version although they will keep attempting to sell you an upgrade):http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/Spybot S&D (freeware): http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.htmlMicrosoft Antispyware Beta (freeware): http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/s...re/default.mspx

Two problems :1. With W7, as say User 1, I could listen to music or BBC radio via the internet. If I switched to User 2, the music or radio opened as User 1 would continue to play and be heard as User 2. With W10, switching users cuts out any music or radio opened as User 1. Are the listening features under W7 available under W10?2. With W7, I could copy from documents or spreadsheets opened under User 1 and paste into documents of spreadsheets as User 2. This feature does not work in W10. Can this be fixed?Thanks

I have set up 2 users; 1 as administrator (me) and 1 for my wife. It is a home computer and we do not require password protection. I am the normal user and have managed to set up so that I login within having to enter password. However when my wife uses the computer the Start-up screen is me and my wife has to switch user. When she does this she has to enter her her password.Is it possible to set-up so that she can simply switch user without her passport

Answer:Switching Users without password

Hello Polterry, and welcome to Eight Forums.

Since you have more than one user account on the computer, you might consider using the tutorial below to set to always show all users at sign in instead of the last user. Since you do not have a password, it would sign in to your account automatically if you were the last one that signed out. Having it set to all users, will instead have the sign in screen show with all user accounts to select to sign in without having to switch user.

Sign in - Show All Users or Last User in Windows 8If your wife doesn't have a password, she should be able to just select her account to sign in.

I use to be able to switch users on AOL and see how many e-mails each user had, along with their sign on names. Now working with Windows 7 and I can't see all my AOL usernames. Does anyone have a solution for this?

Answer:Switching users to sign in to AOL

Take off the training wheels, drop AOL and really use the internet. Your ISP can offer you a number of email accounts, or you can use gmail, yahoo, or other free email accounts out there. No one really needs AOL anymore. When AOL was first around, the pure internet was scary for many so AOL put in place simple controls and hid much of went on behind. Long before even XP came around the internet and browsers became more friendly (as long as you had a good antivirus program) and easier to use, basically making AOL obsolete. Today, there is really no reason to use it any longer. Try it with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or others. Email accounts can be web based where you log in through your browser similar to the way you probably do today, or one that uses an email client like Outlook, Windows Mail, and Mozilla Thunderbird to name a few where you open your email program and it downloads your emails for you and you keep them on your computer. Thunderbird has options for independent multiple email accounts as well as multiple accounts that feed into a single inbox.You have to be a little bit crazy to keep you from going insane.

You know the sound that the computer makes when you click on start-> Log Off -> Switch User? It's a specific sound like when you turn off your computer or when you restart your computer, or when you log in to your computer. That "Windows" sound. Well for me, that sound has disapeared everytime switch users. My normal sound is okay, and the log off/log in sounds are still there, but for some strange reason, my Switch User sound is gone. I was just wondering what caused this, it's not really a big deal, but I am just curious as to what happened.

Answer:Switching Users Sound

Don't know why it stopped, unless some one disabled it or deleted the file.You can reset/select the sound you want here:Control Panel | Sounds and Audio DevicesSounds TabLast two items under the Windows section are Windows Logoff and Windows LogonFiles are usually in the Windows\Media folder:Windows XP Logoff Sound.wavWindows XP Logon Sound.wav

hi there I'm having a little trouble using the switching users I'm running xp pro and there are four users on my puter when i go to the switch user and click on someone else the screen goes black then comes back on to the logon screen but then it won't do anything I have to restart the whole computer any help would be appreciated

Running XP. Installed wireless internet and used the admin side. Now I cannot get out of Admin. Start button has no place to highlite to switch users. You can log off but it just reboots system right back into the admin. side. Been to Users account and it states Guest is turned on but cannot highlite it.

Answer:Solved: switching users

Go to control panel, open User Accounts, then select "change the way users log on or off", be sure fast user swiching is ticked.

I've been having a problem where when I switch users from another account and start using iTunes, it keeps playing the error/prompt sound that I hear for the other account. When the other account user switches back, they find a lot of prompts saying that "iTunes cannot be opened because another user has it open", despite the fact that they didn't have iTunes running.

If I terminate the other user's process through Task Manger -->View Processes from all users, it stays off for about 2-3 minutes before coming back on, playing the annoying prompt sound and displaying the pile of prompts.

is there any way to get around this?

Answer:iTunes 9 bug when switching users?

Quote: Originally Posted by Gata

I've been having a problem where when I switch users from another account and start using iTunes, it keeps playing the error/prompt sound that I hear for the other account. When the other account user switches back, they find a lot of prompts saying that "iTunes cannot be opened because another user has it open", despite the fact that they didn't have iTunes running.

If I terminate the other user's process through Task Manger -->View Processes from all users, it stays off for about 2-3 minutes before coming back on, playing the annoying prompt sound and displaying the pile of prompts.

Setting up a new XPS 8910 with Windows 10 Pro. I am baffled with this issue. My Admin account is a local account. I added another local account limited user. When I switch users from the Admin account to the local limited user account, the switch is quick. However, when I switch from the local limited user account to the Admin account, the screen goes black and I have to wait over 60 seconds for the switch. Can anyone shed some light on what might cause this?

Answer:Issue Switching Users

Hi.Welcome to our community.We’ll certainly try and assist you. The issue that you are currently facing looks like a software issue. We request you to create another local admin account and check if the issue reoccurs.

I have created a second Administrator user account without password but gave it a different name. Now I have 2 Administrator user accounts named ?Greyvaio? which is the original one and the new one named ?MyVaio?.The computer is laptop Vaio with XP professional.When I start the computer it opens with latest user account I created - the one named ?MyVaio?.The ussue now is that I have no option to switch between the two users. To do this switching, the Help advise is to Click Start, Click Log Off and Click Switch User.The problem is that when I click Start and Log Off there is no option for switching users (that green square with 2 arrows inside does not appear at all).The only option computer displays is to log off.Then I?ve tried different approach - from User Accounts panel clicked on ?Change the way users log on/off in? order to switch to Welcome screen from which I can select with which account to login.No luck - here popped up this message :?Client services for network has disabled the Welcome screen and Fast User Switching. To restore these features you must UNinstall Client Services for NetWare?.Did search for Client Services and NetWare everywhere in the computer.Find ?NETWARE.DR? in folder C:\Windows\1386and?Netware.drv? in folder C:\Windows\system32Both files are displayed in blue (perhaps because are invisible?)No ?Client Services ? found anywhere.At this stage due to my insufficient computer knowledge I don?t know what else to do... Read more

Answer:How to fix switching between users accounts? HELP!

What happens if you select log off? Do you get a box into which you can type a user name?"Client services fo rnetware" try - Start

What would cause a computer to take several minutes when logging off one user and then logging into another user? Takes several minutes. Computer shutdown one time and ever since then it takes along time when switching users. Other than that the computer runs ok. The computer is networked to a domain.

Thanks, Doug

Answer:XP Pro very slow switching between users.

Have you tried this?Start \ Help and Support Search for "fast user switching"

I am trying to set up my computer so that my wife can use it, but not have access to all my files and programs etc...

I have created her user account, but whenever i try and switch users it hangs at a Red screen, sometimes with a box saying "Applying personal setting Internet Explorer 6".

What am i doing wrong? Do i have to log my account off first before switching over?

Help!

Answer:Problems switching users

Well, I think it is because of the available memory on your computer. What are your computer's specs?

Try logging off your account, and then signing into hers. If it's the first time she's signing in, it can take a long time for all the new user settings to be created.ie. the internet explorer 6 is being installed... leave it alone for like 10-30min and see what happens.

I have 2 Windows 8.1 PCs and have the same problem on both. When I switch from one user account to another then back to the original account, I just get the rotating circle and can't do anything. The problem is solved by logging off and on again. SFC /SCANNOW shows no problems.

For some reason, if I log on to my account (an administrator account), then log off, none of the other users (my husband's admin. account or the kids' limited user accts) can be signed on. XP sits on the welcome screen for an unusually long time, then goes to just the user's wallpaper screen (no icons, no taskbar, nothing). Can't pull up task manager or warm boot, have to shut down & restart. I can log on any of the other accounts, and log off, and switch to mine, but not vice versa. Even if I don't do ANYTHING after signing on. So, the problems seems to be with my account settings somehow.

This is a new problem -- actually, my husband (who notices it most, because I use the PC most of the time, and then when he tries to get on at night, can't) says it was happening itermittantly, but now happens every time.

Over the course of the last few months, I have been experiencing issues logging into my office computer from home as there has been other individuals logging in at my work station using the "Switch User" option. This creates issues for me logging in from home. Locking the computer does nothing to prevent Switching Users. Is there any way to make my Windows 10 computer at work only usable by me....ie, making Switching Users not possible? Thank you in advance.

Answer:Can I Prevent Switching Users?

Hello Markaz,

You could use the method in the tutorial to also remove the switch user option in Windows 10 to see if that may help.

I have a dell dimension C 21 pc with windows XP home edition service pack 2 which I have had for some months now. I have the free edition of AVG. We are 2 users, I am the main user and my partner is the second user. A problem frequently arises when he switches to his"area" in that an AVG box comes up for updating but then freezes . He then tries to shut it down gets the message "this program is not responding click on end or cancel" so we can't get rid of it.I have spoken to the Dell help line who a) want to charge me for any advice as they say this is nothing to do with the hardware, and only the hardware is guaranteed b) when I complain about this they say I have to get rid of AVG and that only Macafee, which they put on for 90 days and I got rid of, will work.Any ideas on how to cure this it is quite annoying and he is getting quite fed up with it.

I've had this problem for a long time now. Every once in a while I will set out on a google quest to find the answer but I haven't succeded yet

The problem is that whenever I "switch user" (win + L) out of my account for someone else to log on their account, when they try logging off, my monitor acts like if I was putting the computer into sleep mode. That is, it goes black and some messages come up on the screen saying the usual "check power etc" messages and the light flashes. The computer continues to run and there is no way of restoring my screen so I am forced to press the main power button on the computer tower.

needing help on switching users. when i go to start, then log off, and then select switch users nothing happens. it works if i log off but then all of my programs that were running shut down. i cant get it to go to the login screen that comes up when you select switch users. please help me its driving me crazy.

Hey all, This is a new one for me, I hope someone can help. If I have any number of IE windows open, then switch users to my wifes side, leaving IE windows open on my side. When I come back to my side, whether I opened IE on her side or not, all of my toolbars are gone, Google, address, standard buttons, everything. It's just a big blank at the top of the page. When I open a new instance of IE their back. But why did they disappear on my open IE's. This is peculiar behavior I have never seen before, I have no idea where to start trying to fix it.Any suggestions?

Answer:Switching users loses toolbars in IE

Im not too sure what you mean by switching "sides" to another user? Could be that her profile does not have the same toolbar installs you do and somehow screws yours up. But please elaborate on what exactly you are switching sides with.

Anyone else had Vista (Home Premium) falling over when switching between users? Three in the family have accounts or profiles on the same PC - sometimes it takes for ages to switch - other times it is fine - other times it crashes. Windows tries to find an online solution each time it crashes but comes up with no answer. Anyone got any ideas? Comp is the Medion 8822 to which I added another GB of DDR2 533 ramSpec as follows:Genuine Windows Vista? Home PremiumIntel® Core? 2 Duo processor E6400NVIDIA® GeForce® 7650 GS graphics card1024 MB DDR2 SDRAM320 GB S-ATA hard drive3-in-1 TV tuner, (DVB-T, DVB-S, analogue TV)18x multiformat CD/DVD burner16x DVD ROM driveThe digital home cinema experience with perfect surround sound*****Wireless network access****Integrated WLAN 54Mbit/s IEEE 802.11g 802.11b compatible****Thanks

If my wife and I switch users on our pc, we get an "unknown error-1056" when that persons screen comes up.It doesn't seem to be a serious cause for concern, but I was wondering if anyone had encountered this before. I did come to the forum with this before, and the cure, or so I thought, was to delete my wife's account, then reinstate it. As that hasn't worked does anyone have any other ideas?Thanks in advanceSteve

When I Switch users to logg on another account but still keep the previous one logged on, the other account I logg in after I switch users, the computer works really slow. Only after I switch users. It didn't do that before. Why is it slow?

when switching to an admin account, the internet (wireless) will disconnect. but when switching to a standard account, the connection is seamless.i did a search and ran in to this, click here . someone recommended a registry edit and it solved the problem. however, that was for XP. i followed the same steps but didn't work for Vista.does anyone know a way to make it so that the connection doesn't disconnect when switching between different user accounts?

When I'm logged onto my windows user account and I click start > log off > switch user it brings me to the XP start up screen and lists all of the system's user profiles. When I click on another profile and enter the password, the desktop flashes for a second, then a blue screen, then it kicks me back to the profile screen. The only way I can change users is by logging off the one I'm on before switching. I used to be able to log into multiple profiles at a time.

I tried disabling then re-enabling the switcher user option in the control panel, and I tried the "User Profile Hive Cleanup Service" but it didn't seem to do anything.

My computer will go to sleep for being idle, I bring it back to life and that user is still open, all of a sudden things start randomly open such as 90 instances of internet explorer (1 at a time and I can't stop it and never clicked on it in the first place), or my sidebar will open 109 calenders and so on. I cant stop this from happening. Also, sometimes when I switch users my monitor all of a sudden goes blank, says no input, and goes to sleep. I wake it up and it says no input detected and goes back asleep. The computer is still on but I have to reset it to bring the monitor back on.

Does anyone know of a hack for this? It's not new to Win8 and is by design, according to the definition of the error # left in the applog (see below). This seems like the sort of thing that there would be a workaround for, but I haven't found it yet if so. It's a definite annoyance.

Error 831 (ERROR_FAST_USER_SWITCH)

The connection was terminated because user switch happened.

There are multiple login sessions on the user's computer. The user switched from a login session with an active RAS connection to another session. This resulted in the termination of the connection. Switch back to the original session and make the RAS connection again.

Anyone else had Vista (Home Premium) falling over when switching between users? Three in the family have accounts or profiles on the same PC - sometimes it takes for ages to switch - other times it is fine - other times it crashes. Windows tries to find an online solution each time it crashes but comes up with no answer. Anyone got any ideas? Thanks

I'm having a major problem with my Wireless Internet, If I want to download something overnight, whilst a friend or someone else is using the PC, I would usually switch users (Back when i was cable to router), but Now that I'm wireless, everytime I switch users the Internet cuts out, then reconnects on the other user, which stops my downloads from going ahead.

Is there any way to disable this feature? I've tried disabling the power saving check boxes and etc, but nothing so far.

I have a PC running WinXP SP2 that has 5 users (2 with admin rights and 3 with user rights). The computer runs fine when a single user is logged on. The problem is that when fast switching to another when someone is already logged in causes the second user desktop and mouse to freeze. The only work around is for the user with the frozen desktop to start the Task Manager and "end" the explorer.exe process that pertains to their account and to then restart it using the Task Manger run command. Then the second user can run computer with not other problems. The odd thing is that if I fast switch back to the 1st user logged into the system there is no problem with their Desktop or mouse. But if I log out this 1st user and sign them back in then the desktop and mouse freeze. This occurs user regardless of what combination or order I use for the users. Basically solo user equals system fine and fast switching to more users creates problems for the added users.

Here is what I have tried so far without fixing the problem (after each effort I would try to Fast Switch user). 1. Verified WinXP fast switching is "turned on". Have turned it off and turned it back on.2. I have reviewed the Event log for errors. There are no entires current that pertain the problem. 3. I have Norton Antivirus on the PC. No errors found. Have run the PC in standard and in safe mode to run an entire system virus scan.4. Have run Spysweeper as well in standard mode and safe mode... noth... Read more

Answer:Switching Users explorer.exe freezes

Have you tried creating a new user and see what happens to the new userAlso do the users have profiles for different screen resolutions etc?

Ok, here is my problem. My computer has 5 accounts and I have Windows Xp. I don't have any passwords on the accounts. When I first log in I dont' have a password, but when I switch users it asks for a password. I only does that if I switch users. Any ideas?

With the exception of the removable 500 GIG hard drive, sound card and Ethernet card all the hardware is new.

The computer had been running slow. So, when I installed my new 1 tb drive, I reinstalled XP and all my software from scratch. Only data was restored from my system backup.

The title really says it all. I had been having problems with my USB mouse. To fix this I have uninstalled the mouse driver and let it reinstall itself at the next boot-up. So far so good. Time will tell whether this has actually worked. However, my previous problem with the computer freezing up while switching user still persists. The freeze usually happens while switching from a user account to the welcome screen.

the only other significant thing I can think of is what when I installed XP on my new HD. As soon as I went to open Internet Explorer, and before anything else was installed or restored, I received the customary message that explorer had encountered a problem and had to shut down!

Since over a couple of months ago, I have been receiving a blue screen error when I log off a limited account and log into my administrator account. It only happens when I log off a different user and log in to my account and the error it states is: win32.sys error

When I switch users from the Start Menu, the screen just goes black for a few minutes before the logon screen eventually appears. The wait seems to be getting longer and longer. I have the Classic Shell start menu installed. This used to work fine. Thanks for any suggestions.

Hey guys, my brother is borrowing my laptop for a trip up north tommorow morning so quick help is GREATLY APPRECIATED!

Alright, so i only got this laptop about a month ago and have been the sole user so i haven't run into this before. I tried to make a new profile for my brother to use, but for some strange reason whenever I log out it goes to the login screen and has the two boxes, one for username, one for password. Now the problem is that right above that is says the the computer is locked and can only be unlocked by the administrator (me). So i cannot sign into any other profile but my own. I tried to change the options so it would go to the other login screen where the user are listed on the screen and you only have to type the password but that doesn't work either. It does not even get to that screen, it just goes to the same login screen and says it is locked.

If anybody can tell me how to unlock my laptop it would be greatly appreciated and i thank you in advance for any help you can give!

Answer:Switching users, locking xp problem

I had this problem and fixed it. unhelpful as I cant remember how but dont panic there is a solution. can you create a password for the other user through your account?

Two days ago, I started having a problem with my desktop freezing. When I restart the computer, I am able to log onto my account fine. But when I switch users (I am not on a domain) to my girlfriend's account, her desktop freezes.

- The mouse can move, but I am unable to click the start button, nor any of the icons.- I also get the hourglass when i hover my mouse over the task bar.- When I push ctrl+alt+delete, and switch users, the desktop completely freezes and nothing happens.

- I am running XP Professional, and have had no problems since I installed it over 5 months ago- I have done no major program installations or configuration changes recently

Any help would be appreciated!!

T

Answer:Desktop freezes when switching users

I would run any antivirus you have, and any spyware removal software as well, run them in safe mode.

Hello,
I have been experiencing random BSOD crashes when switching users or logging out.
This happens about 1 out of 4 times.
What I have done so far:
Applied all Windows Updates.
Updated Video Drivers.
Updated some mother board drivers from Intel.
Run x86 memory scan - No errors
Run chkdisk - No errors.
Virus scan using MS Security Essentials. - No hits.
Malware scan using free Malware bytes. - No hits.
Remove all Cyberware software (I saw this in another post).

This particular BSOD has become a real problem because I am testing software that requires multiple account
types.

In windows let us consider two users as A and B when we are using A user can we switch to B user in a moment and same as when we are working in B user can we switch to A user in a moment ??

Could anyone please let me know the possibilities ??

Awaiting for the reply.

Thank you for the valuable time..

Answer:Users switching in a moment - any possibilties ??

Depends on your version of windows.For XP it would be something like this.......http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/accessibility/fastuserswitching.mspxEnabled,your programs keep running when you log out and logonto another user so you can switch back with all programs still running.Windows 7 and I think,Vista have fast user switchingon the shutdown menu listed on the start menu.

MEMORY_MANAGEMENT (1a) # Any other values for parameter 1 must be individually examined.Arguments:Arg1: 0000000000041790, The subtype of the bugcheck.Arg2: fffffa8000fa07d0Arg3: 000000000000ffffArg4: 0000000000000000

When I want to switch over to other user the computer tells me that it is locked and need password? Get error message 97fd25d54e With my wifes name and if i do it on my side get same message, How did this happen as we use no passwords to switch sides?
Steve

I have 3 kids that use my PC. Many times they leave themselves logged on with programs running. Is there a way that I can log them off without having to go into each account and logoff?

Answer:Can I logoff other users w/o switching to their accts?

Right-click an empty part of the TaskBar and select Task Manager. If you are an administrator, you will see the Users tab where all the currently logged in users are listed. Select the user you want to log off and click on the Logoff button. You will be prompted by Windows about losing their work. If it's okay to you, click on OK. WIndows should log the user off.

Occasionally, at least once a day, when switching users in XP, either by Fast User Switching, or actually logging out, when trying to sign in as another user, the screen will come up saying that there is no video source, and the computer needs to be rebooted to get the video feed back.
This only started happening after installing the ATI video drivers for X700 (the latest ones that were released on Dec. 20h.) and this was a fresh install of video drivers after a new computer build.
One thing I thought might be wrong is that the motherboard has an onboard video card, and I also put in a PCI-e ATI X700 that is being used as the primary video source.
I have tried a few things but to no avail. Anybody have a similar experience, or suggestions?

We run Windows XP on an Evesham computer. Why is it that our connection to the Internet is lost when we switch users? This of course means we have to go through the whole process of dialling in again! (ISP provider is Karoo)The Simpsons

In the past 4 days my computer has started to lock up when I switch users. The keyboard is still active, but my screen goes blank and nothing but manually shutting it down works. My display drivers are up to date. I'm running vista business x64. Anyone run into this before?

Thanks! Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Answer:computing locks up while switching users

Try to update the drivers of your graphics card, mainly if you run a Nvidia card.